Sony Japan has announced that from Feb 1 it will increase the price on many cameras and lenses. The PDF file with the list of products can be downloaded here.
I have no info yet if price increases will happen in other countries too…
Amazon EU stores added new vouchers on many Sony lenses and one camera. Here they are:
via Mydealz
This is a heavy armored super rugged Sony A1 camera created by AI
The past week I shared some AI created images on my Instagram channel and on SAR’s Facebook group. And the reaction was strong and polarizing: Many were interested in how I created those images and many literally insulted me for jeopardizing the real art of photography.
That reaction led me to reflect how AI might be a threat or an opportunity for us photographers. In this video I will show you a dozens of images I created and what I think about them. Watch it and after that share your thoughts!
Additional note: This is an image created by AI. This women does not exist, the photographer does not exist…kind of weird don’t you think?
The new firmware update Improves the AF performance of the 16-50mm pancake zoom lens.
UPDATE: Source contacted me again and corrected me by saying A1 Firmware update will come in February (and not February 1). He wrote this:
new firmware will come to the Alpha1 in February, include video-af to a7r5
If you can confirm or deny this please send me a message though the anonymous contact box or write me at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com.
You can now preorder it for $3,229 at BHphoto.
In 2022 Sony had the top position in the mirrorless world. But this year they slipped behind Canon. The exact opposite happened in the lens market: Sony is now ahead of Canon.
The Japanese BCN organization collected the exact sales number from 40% of the Japanese stores. And this is the market share of the camera companies:
･BCN AWARD 2023 Category Camera
･BCN AWARD 2023 Category Camera Accessories
via Digicameinfo
